The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has warned that attacks by rival religious groups in the Central African Republic have created conditions which could see genocide in the region.
In a report released this week, violence between the mostly Christian anti-Balaka and mainly Muslim Seleka was detailed. The organisation, a coalition of 178 organisations in over 120 countries, named their report after one militia leader told researchers "they all have to leave or die."
Florent Geel, the director of the federation's Africa Desk, called on the international community to act, saying,
In a report released this week, violence between the mostly Christian anti-Balaka and mainly Muslim Seleka was detailed. The organisation, a coalition of 178 organisations in over 120 countries, named their report after one militia leader told researchers "they all have to leave or die."
Florent Geel, the director of the federation's Africa Desk, called on the international community to act, saying,
“The leaders of the violence and its perpetrators of mass human rights violations are known, we have proof and the government and international community have to take this opportunity and arrest them and end the organized violence."See the full report here.